FISH HITS TRUCK In North Carolina, a fish falls onto a trucker’s windshield HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — A truck was rolling down a highway in North Carolina when its windshield was struck by a fish. The Charlotte Observer reported Friday that the unlucky fish had been caught by a hungry bird and then dropped…… read more »
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North Carolina News – April 16
North Carolina News – April 15
AP-US-THERMO-FISHER-PPD Thermo Fisher buying PPD in deal worth $17.4 billion WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Thermo Fisher is buying clinical research company PPD in a deal valued at $17.4 billion. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will pay $47.50 per PPD share. The transaction also includes approximately $3.5 billion in debt. PPD offers a range of clinical research…… read more »
North Carolina News – April 14
AP-US-OBIT-MADOFF Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison at 82 NEW YORK (AP) — Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme, has died in prison. Madoff’s death at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, was confirmed by his lawyer and the Bureau of Prisons. A person familiar…… read more »
North Carolina News – April 13
VOTER ID Trial begins on challenge to latest N. Carolina voter ID law RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s latest law requiring photo identification to cast ballots is now on trial. A panel of three state judges began hearing evidence on Monday in litigation filed to overturn a 2018 law that filled in details of…… read more »
North Carolina News – April 12
AP-US-BIDEN-INFRASTRUCTURE White House issuing reports on states’ infrastructure needs WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden White House is amplifying the push for its $2.3 trillion infrastructure package with state-by-state breakdowns showing the dire shape of roads, bridges, the power grid and housing affordability. The state summaries were obtained by The Associated Press and paint a bleak…… read more »
North Carolina News – April 9
VIRUS OUTBREAK – NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina sites to resume J&J vaccines after CDC review RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it’s safe for North Carolina vaccine clinics that saw an increase in reports of adverse reactions to continue administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. David Wohl oversees…… read more »
Men’s Lacrosse: Barton College At UMO (PHOTO GALLERY)
The No.6 University of Mount Olive men’s lacrosse team defeated Barton College 9-10 in overtime on Wednesday afternoon in Mount Olive. … read more »
North Carolina News – April 8
RONNIE LONG-COMPENSATION Man who was wrongly imprisoned for 44 years gets $750,000 DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A man who served nearly 44 years in prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit has received compensation from the state of North Carolina. Ronnie Long told The Charlotte Observer that it’s not nearly enough. Long received…… read more »
North Carolina News – April 7
BOY SHOT-ARREST Police: Teen charged in shooting that struck boy, 4, in arm WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say they’ve arrested a 17-year-old in connection with a shooting that left a 4-year-old boy wounded. The Winston-Salem Journal reported Tuesday that teenager is accused by the city’s police of firing a gun from…… read more »
North Carolina News – April 6
DEADLY SHOOTING-PARTY 4 remain hospitalized after Wilmington house party shooting WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Four people are still hospitalized after a shooting at a party in Wilmington, North Carolina, that also left three dead. Wilmington Police spokeswoman Jessica Williams told the StarNews on Monday that the injured are still at New Hanover Regional Medical Center…… read more »
